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Sunayana(1979)
Hindi131 mins
Sunayana (1979) is a 131-minute Hindi film directed by Hiren Nag. Starring Murad, Mukri and Vijayendra Ghatge. With an audience rating of 6.5/10, Sunayana stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1979.
Director:Hiren Nag
Mood:
emotionalupliftingfunny
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1979
- Director
- Hiren Nag
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- GudVibe Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
A kind villager named Rajoo moves to the city and helps a blind flower seller named Sunayana after she has a close call with traffic. He decides to raise money for an operation to restore her sight, meeting a variety of unusual characters along the way. Rajoo eventually arranges payment with a doctor for Sunayana's cure.
“A simple man's quest to give a blind girl sight.”
Film Details
6.5Rating
131Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date1 January 1979
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftingfunny
Themes
lovefamilyfriendshipsurvival
Toneserious
Pacingepisodic
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor3
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
6.5/10Rating
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Trivia
- This was the only film directed by Hiren Nag, who was primarily known as a cinematographer for movies like 'Bobby' and 'Karz'.
- Naseeruddin Shah's character Rajoo was a rare early comic role for the actor, who is more famous for intense dramatic performances.
- The film's music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, but it did not produce any major hit songs unlike many of their other scores.
- Actress Rameshwari made her Hindi film debut with this movie, having previously worked in Gujarati cinema.
- The supporting cast features several popular comedy actors of the era like Jagdeep, Rajendra Nath, and Mukri in a single film.
- Despite a cast of notable character actors, the film was not a major commercial success and is relatively obscure today.
- The storyline involves a blind flower seller, a common melodramatic trope in Indian cinema of the 1970s and 1980s.